The Black Scorpion (professional wrestling)
The Black Scorpion is a retired
Sting
which lasted from fall to winter that year.
History
In August 1990, The Black ScorpionDave Sheldon aka The Angel of Death.[3]
The Black Scorpion debuted in the ring against Sting for his title at
parlor tricks with members of the audience, presumably plants. According to one wrestling website, magician Franz Harary performed the illusions.[3]
Sting wrestled Black Scorpion at house shows but could never unmask him because of continuous attacks by Sid Vicious.[2] The performers Sting faced at these house shows were either Jeff Ellis or The Angel of Death. The Black Scorpion gimmick was cut short by an accident in training when Anderson's arm was broken.
Eventually, a rematch was signed between Sting and the Black Scorpion for
Starrcade. It was to be a cage match with professional wrestling legend Dick the Bruiser as the special guest referee. The rule was if the Black Scorpion did not win the title, he would be forced to reveal his identity. Sting defeated the Black Scorpion with a flying shoulder tackle off the top rope. The Scorpion was unmasked to reveal Ric Flair.[5] According to Flair, it would have been either himself or Barry Windham. Flair volunteered thinking the gimmick wouldn't hurt him, whereas it could Windham, who recently portrayed an imposter Sting at Halloween Havoc on October 27. The Black Scorpion angle ended with Flair's unmasking. Flair, as himself, ended up winning the title from Sting at a WCW house show
less than a month later.
See also
- The Four Horsemen
References
- ^ Black Scorpion: Evil wrestling magician who tortured Sting with mystical magic powers, like the ability to turn a man into a tiger. It was all worth it for his final appearance, however, when he landed in a space ship. On a scale of 1-10, with 10 being the ultimate in stupidity, this scores 178.
- ^ ISBN 978-1499656343.
- ^ ISBN 1-55022-584-7.
- ^ "Clash of Champions Results (XII)". Pro Wrestling History. September 5, 1990. Retrieved June 17, 2015.
- ^ Adamson, Matt (2008-02-17). "Going Old School: Starrcade '90". 411mania. Retrieved 2008-05-28.